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You’re right, I was assuming that should already be ready to go and not need testing weeks before scheduled deliveries. Of course it’s not the first time Tesla will use customers as crash test dummies.Does it need testing the most, though? As many have said, the yoke is just like the current wheel sans the top. If anything needs testing, its going to be stalkless figures-out-where-you-want-to-go part
Well there’s definitely something to see, did you miss the photos posted? You should take a look, they’re quite pleasing to the eye.
Yeah no s*** its all speculation. I wasn’t saying the round wheel was going to be delivered. I was saying it wouldn’t be the first time Tesla advertised something and not deliver it.You mean the pre-production test vehicle pics? Yep, all of them ... doesn’t prove anything ... we won’t know any facts until the first customer delivery or a direct update from Tesla ... anything else is just speculation.
Interesting. If you look further down this tweet the OP indicates they will be delivered with regular wheel and have the option to swap for a yoke later.
https://twitter.com/icsichris/status/1364076279432011780?s=20
Because they do the job well, seem to last a long time, and "refreshing" them would likely be a 7-figure investment for "new" taillights which would do absolutely nothing to advance Tesla's mission.Why didn’t they update the taillights??? Makes no sense...
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Ah the Tesla UI on the MCU has suffered more 'change for the sake of changer's sake' than any other product with a screen I know.I MUCH prefer useful changes, vs change for change's sake
I hope they at least add some tactile markings on the steering wheel buttons, so you can feel for them without looking.
Because they do the job well, seem to last a long time, and "refreshing" them would likely be a 7-figure investment for "new" taillights which would do absolutely nothing to advance Tesla's mission.
I MUCH prefer useful changes, vs change for change's sake, for things like cast body components, structural batteries, a quieter interior, and several hundred kilograms of LESS mass--those move the needle.
The rest is fluff.
This is a bad take.
They can refresh MCU stuff and still design tail lights that are pleasing to look at.
Buying a car is an emotional purchase for many people, especially when you get to the high end. The car has to look as good as it drives. Otherwise, less people buy it and that doesn't help Tesla's "mission" of increasing the wealth of daddy Musk.
Because they do the job well, seem to last a long time, and "refreshing" them would likely be a 7-figure investment for "new" taillights which would do absolutely nothing to advance Tesla's mission.
I MUCH prefer useful changes, vs change for change's sake, for things like cast body components, structural batteries, a quieter interior, and several hundred kilograms of LESS mass--those move the needle.
The rest is fluff.
Who says the taillights are unpleasant to look at? That’s just your opinion. Is there some aesthetic principle for taillight design that Tesla has violated?
I love the nosecone. It's the thing I will be most sad to leave behind when my plaid+ order is filled (and the yacht floor too, although many people now probably aren't even aware of what that is). I have always disliked the slot with that little bird's beak detail in the nose of the current car. I even prefer the model 3 nose to the current model S nose. If some enterprising aftermarket tuner offered a model 3 nose or, even better, a retrofit to the old oval nosecone on the new plaid+ I would consider buying it, although I recognize it probably wouldn't be a good business proposition for them since I would probably be the only one. In fact as my tired old P85D gets older, I think it looks even more fresh and exclusive, since by now the vast majority of MS on the road have that same damn slot and bird's beak, which has been unchanged for just short of five years and is now looking pretty long in the tooth. The oval nose is among the most classic and timeless of car design features. After all, who doesn't love the jaguar D-Type or XKE, or Ferrari 250GTO or 275GTB/4?If the Model S still shipped in 2021 with the original dotted led headlights and nose cone, would you be arguing that there is no reason for them to update the design too? It's not like the nosecone violates any aesthetic principle. It's just outdated. Same goes for the taillight design.
I love the nosecone. It's the thing I will be most sad to leave behind when my plaid+ order is filled (and the yacht floor too, although many people now probably aren't even aware of what that is). I have always disliked the slot with that little bird's beak detail in the nose of the current car. I even prefer the model 3 nose to the current model S nose. If some enterprising aftermarket tuner offered a model 3 nose or, even better, a retrofit to the old oval nosecone on the new plaid+ I would consider buying it, although I recognize it probably wouldn't be a good business proposition for them since I would probably be the only one. In fact as my tired old P85D gets older I think it looks even more fresh and exclusive, since by now the vast majority of MS on the road have that same damn slot and bird's beak, which has been unchanged for just short of five years and is now looking pretty long in the tooth. The oval nose is among the most classic and timeless of car design features. After all, who doesn't love the jaguar D-Type or XKE, or Ferrari 250GTO or 275GTB/4?
Sigh.